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T day-break, 24th June, the land bore from Wet 10° South, to Wet 10° North by compas, having the appearance of two iles. It was my firt deign, to get round to the Southernmot land, which was viible, and I accordingly hauled on a wind, but was induced to alter my intentions, from a mitaken opinion, that I was further South than it afterwards appeared. I was led into this error, from having a North Eat current, during the two preceding days, etting at the rate of from twenty to thirty miles in the twenty-four hours. On rounding the North Eat point, which we paed at noon, the Latitude from obervation was 40′ South, the Eat point bearing South Eat, and South Wet point South, 35° Wet. The oundings were ninety fathoms, and the ditance, from the nearet land, eight or nine miles. The land,